PB0850 - USGS 11PSM, Oregon
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N 43° 31.045 W 120° 39.771
10T E 688893 N 4820929
U.S. Geological Survey elevation mark 11PSM.
Waymark Code: WM6M74
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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From the Deschutes/Lake County Line go south on Millican Road (L.C. Rd. 5-12D) for 8 miles. The elevation mark is set in a bedrock outcrop about 135 feet west of road centerline. The elevation mark was set by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1978 and marked 11PSM, 4548 feet.
NGS PID PB0850 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1978 42.8 KM (26.60 MI) NORTH FROM CHRISTMAS VALLEY. CHRISTMAS VALLEY PO, 2.0 MI E OF, THENCE 24.6 MI N ALONG MILLICAN RD. IN SEC 3 T24S R17E, AT BEND IN ROAD ON HILL, 133 FT W OF RD WHERE DRAIN LEAVES RD, 19 FT E OF SMALL JUNIPER TREE WITN WITNESS SIGN. THE MARK IS 5 FT ABOVE ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 11PSM

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey

Monumentation type: Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it

County: Lake

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Walker Butte

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: PB0850

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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